The head and neck district represents one of the most frequent sites of cancer, and the
percentage of metastases is very high in both loco-regional and distant areas. Prognosis …

In Europe, laryngeal cancer accounts for only 2–5% of all cancers, the incidence being
much higher among males than among females. Smoke and alcohol represent the major …

Background Most trials in head and neck cancer emphasize locoregional control, as this is
the main pattern of therapy failure. However, up to 15% of patients develop distant …

This comprehensive, multidisciplinary text addresses all aspects of head and neck cancer
and represents a wide spectrum of specialists, including surgical, radiation, and medical …

Objectives To evaluate the frequency of distant metastases (DM) and to determine the ability
of certain clinical and pathologic factors to predict the development of distant metastases …

As the patients population ages, cancer screening increases, and cancer treatments
improve, millions more head and neck carcinoma (HNC) patients will be classified as cancer …

Background: Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HSCC) is an aggressive
malignancy with one of the worst prognoses among all head and neck cancers. Greater …

Objectives/Hypothesis The objective was to characterize incidence, treatment, and survival
for hypopharyngeal cancer in the United States between 1988 and 2010, and to analyze …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) encompasses a spectrum of
heterogeneous diseases originating in the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. Within the United …

Of the most frequent malignancies in the United States, cancers of the larynx and of the
uterine corpus are the only ones not to show an increase in 5-year survival rates over the …